FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Submarine Base New London Connecticut ~ 25 AUG 2020

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut

Naval Submarine Base New London is the United States Navy's primary East Coast submarine base, also known as the "Home of the Submarine Force". It is located in Groton, Connecticut directly across the Thames River from its namesake city of New London.

Naval Submarine Base New London stretches along the east side of the Thames River, straddling the communities of Groton and Ledyard. While Groton is often referred to as the “Submarine Capital of the World,” the Base proudly bears the title - “Home of the Submarine Force.”

Almost every submariner in today’s Navy will be stationed here for training. A tour of duty in one of the fast-attack submarines home ported here or with a pre-commissioning crew for a new submarine under construction at General Dynamics Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton may follow.

Occupying more than 680 acres, with more than 160 major facilities and 15 nuclear submarines, Naval Submarine Base New London supports fleet readiness by providing quality service and facilities to Naval Fleet, Fighters, and Families. The Base mission is twofold: to homeport and put Submarines to sea; and to support the Submarine Center of Excellence that trains Sailors to take Submarines to sea.

Naval Submarine Base New London is also home to more than 70 tenant commands and activities including Commander Submarine Group Two; the Submarine Learning Center; Naval Submarine School; the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory; and, the Naval Undersea Medical Institute.

Learn More About Naval Submarine Base New London HERE!!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi lauren....we are actually getting some real RAIN! Over a half inch since last night...and sprinkling all day!

Hope you are getting some rest and relaxation.

[mylife]

Hey there doll.
It is a unique maritime place.
Electric boat is there.

[mylife]

Hey there doll.
It is a unique maritime place.
Electric boat is there.

[mylife]

Never understood why the local submarine sandwiches were called grinders. Lol

[mylife]

It’s been a while can’t recall what comes Ross 1? 6? Or comsubdevs where there
Been to lots of them all over the world

[mylife]

Ross? Lol
Comsubron

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ Road Trip: Naval Submarine Base New London Connecticut ~

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[CTGOPPER]

My hubby arrived at Subase New London in 1972. We still live a mile from the base.

[jacknhoo]

Yeah, I remember thinking about that too. I ended up living many years in New England after that Navy - married a northerner. I used to think grinders were toasted subs, but it turns out it was just regional dialect.

What year were you there?

[mylife]

1980

[mylife]

For my bubblehead buddies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jniYoL1_XtY&list=OLAK5uy_mOfmM79LoWdDiF49ApbzLYjjQB8YMGoG4

[mylife]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_squadron#List_of_submarine_squadrons

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...IT’S RAINING! We’ve actually gotten more than a half inch!

Hope your weather has improved so you and Blue can get out and about.

[mylife]

I am always stunned how many bubbleheads lurk here.
Not sure why it shocks me other than when they surface.

Just was reunited with an old shipmate here a couple years ago

[mylife]

I am always stunned how many bubbleheads lurk here.
Not sure why it shocks me other than when they surface.

Just was reunited with an old shipmate here a couple years ago

[mylife]

My boats are all razor blades now, so I have begun to open my mouth about things that have been sealed for 35 years.

[jacknhoo]

We just missed each other.

It’s a small world, somewhere around 20 years later a new man at my work was placed in the cube next to me. I overheard him a few months later talking on the phone to someone about my boat. He had been stationed on it 10 years after me.

[luvie]

Good evenin', Lauren!
Thanks for the underwater trip
To the Naval Submarine Base
New London Connecticut
Looks very exciting!

[mylife]

Spook Group

http://spookgroup.tripod.com/id34.html